Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery in Slaton under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service.
He died Tuesday, July 30, 2002.
He was born Oct. 20, 1925, in Slaton. He married Tincy Perkins June 5, 1949, in Slaton. He moved with his family to Edgerton, Wis., in 1929, where he attended school. He served in the Army during World War II and returned to Slaton in 1946. In 1947 he went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad and retired in August 1985 as a conductor.
He was active in the Slaton Baseball program, Boy Scouts and the Tiger Town Youth Center Organization. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the United Transportation Union.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Joe Wayne and Wesley P., both of Slaton; a daughter, LuAnne Terry of Post; three brothers, John of Slaton, Louis of Clovis and Bob of Plainview; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to a favorite charity.
Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery in Slaton under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service.
He died Tuesday, July 30, 2002.
He was born Oct. 20, 1925, in Slaton. He married Tincy Perkins June 5, 1949, in Slaton. He moved with his family to Edgerton, Wis., in 1929, where he attended school. He served in the Army during World War II and returned to Slaton in 1946. In 1947 he went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad and retired in August 1985 as a conductor.
He was active in the Slaton Baseball program, Boy Scouts and the Tiger Town Youth Center Organization. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the United Transportation Union.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Joe Wayne and Wesley P., both of Slaton; a daughter, LuAnne Terry of Post; three brothers, John of Slaton, Louis of Clovis and Bob of Plainview; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to a favorite charity.
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